Where does “buna” come from?

buna (Oromo) comes from Amharic ቡና, from Amharic ቡን, from Arabic بُنّ — coffee plant or seed; brine.

buna (Oromo): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “buna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicቡናcoffee
2Amharicቡንcoffee
3Arabicبُنّcoffee plant or seed; brine
Every word from Arabic بُنّ →Every word from Amharic ቡና →Every word from Amharic ቡን →
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